Iraq vs Ukraine: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Iraq
5.78 million
in 2010
Ukraine
6.80 million
in 2010
Iraq rank
60th
Ukraine rank
59th

How much global land is used as pasture for livestock? over time

  • Iraq
  • Ukraine
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How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 6.80 million against 5.78 million in Iraq, a difference of 1.02 million.

That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Ukraine has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 60th and Ukraine ranks 59th of 179 countries.

Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 24 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Ukraine Difference Ahead
1780s 676,545 803,399 126,854 Ukraine
1790s 683,107 862,860 179,753 Ukraine
1800s 690,187 926,927 236,740 Ukraine
1810s 725,759 995,661 269,902 Ukraine
1820s 762,220 1.08 million 321,520 Ukraine
1830s 807,839 1.18 million 376,921 Ukraine
1840s 854,435 1.31 million 459,185 Ukraine
1850s 903,876 1.40 million 500,864 Ukraine
1860s 956,652 1.63 million 670,748 Ukraine
1870s 1.08 million 1.85 million 778,430 Ukraine
1880s 1.23 million 2.21 million 976,450 Ukraine
1890s 1.40 million 2.63 million 1.23 million Ukraine
1900s 1.58 million 3.23 million 1.65 million Ukraine
1910s 1.78 million 4.03 million 2.25 million Ukraine
1920s 1.97 million 4.18 million 2.21 million Ukraine
1930s 2.09 million 4.04 million 1.95 million Ukraine
1940s 2.91 million 4.34 million 1.42 million Ukraine
1950s 3.49 million 5.25 million 1.76 million Ukraine
1960s 4.76 million 6.18 million 1.42 million Ukraine
1970s 4.62 million 6.51 million 1.89 million Ukraine
1980s 4.64 million 6.65 million 2.02 million Ukraine
1990s 4.79 million 6.67 million 1.88 million Ukraine
2000s 4.80 million 6.89 million 2.09 million Ukraine
2010s 5.78 million 6.80 million 1.02 million Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how much global land is used as pasture for livestock?, Iraq or Ukraine?
Ukraine, at 6.80 million against 5.78 million in Iraq as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Iraq and Ukraine?
1.02 million, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Ukraine?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Iraq and Ukraine rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Iraq ranks 60th and Ukraine ranks 59th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?
Source
Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 4,296 data points, 1780–2010
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The extent of global pasture used for livestock grazing. It does not include cropland used to grow animal feed.